Indiana’s 2012 A-F School Ratings Released: Find Your School’s Grade Here
Fewer Indiana schools received A’s this year than last year, but more schools got B’s. We have results for all schools, public and private, here.
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October 31, 2012
October 22, 2012
Why One Indiana District’s Frustrated With The New A-F School Letter Grades
A disagreement over how to count one student could make a big difference for one school in Monroe County Community Schools, that district’s superintendent says. Judy DeMuth says MCCSC administrators have filed an appeal with Indiana Department of Education officials over the preliminary A-F letter grade they gave a Bloomington school (she can’t say which [...]
Why One Indiana District’s Frustrated With The New A-F School Letter Grades
A disagreement over how to count one student could make a big difference for one school in Monroe County Community Schools, that district’s superintendent says. Judy DeMuth says MCCSC administrators have filed an appeal with Indiana Department of Education officials over the preliminary A-F letter grade they gave a Bloomington school (she can’t say which [...]
October 5, 2012
Why The Release Of Indiana Schools’ A-F Grades Has Been So Delayed
Last year, state education officials had published their letter grade ratings for every Indiana school by late August. But as we creep into October — and as state officials work to implement an immensely-complicated new model for rating Indiana schools — this year’s release of state letter grades has been pushed back until October 31. Indiana Department of [...]
Why The Release Of Indiana Schools’ A-F Grades Has Been So Delayed
Last year, state education officials had published their letter grade ratings for every Indiana school by late August. But as we creep into October — and as state officials work to implement an immensely-complicated new model for rating Indiana schools — this year’s release of state letter grades has been pushed back until October 31. Indiana Department of [...]
July 18, 2012
Why Indiana’s No Child Left Behind Waiver Won’t Mean Less Reporting For The State
Indiana and the 25 other states granted waivers from certain requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law will still have to send student data to Washington, D.C., writes Sarah D. Sparks for Education Week: That means waivers states, who have created brand new accountability systems, don’t have to do less reporting. They actually [...]
Why Indiana’s No Child Left Behind Waiver Won’t Mean Less Reporting For The State
Indiana and the 25 other states granted waivers from certain requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law will still have to send student data to Washington, D.C., writes Sarah D. Sparks for Education Week: That means waivers states, who have created brand new accountability systems, don’t have to do less reporting. They actually [...]
July 10, 2012
What This Year’s ISTEP+ Results Don’t Tell Us
Make no mistake — the statewide test results Indiana education officials released today have important implications for teachers, students, and administrators. For starters, the ISTEP+ exam results are the backbone of the state’s letter grading system for more than 1,500 elementary and middle schools. But in the conversation we’ll have here on StateImpact about what these [...]
What This Year’s ISTEP+ Results Don’t Tell Us
Make no mistake — the statewide test results Indiana education officials released today have important implications for teachers, students, and administrators. For starters, the ISTEP+ exam results are the backbone of the state’s letter grading system for more than 1,500 elementary and middle schools. But in the conversation we’ll have here on StateImpact about what these [...]
June 28, 2012
Why Some Educators Say The State’s A-F Grading System Isn’t An Improvement
Superintendents offered a harsh critique of the state’s A-F grading scale for public schools at the statehouse earlier this month, writes Karen Francisco of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: How uncomfortable Friday afternoon must have been for Republican members of the Indiana Select Commission on Education. Listening to hours of overwhelmingly critical testimony of the [...]
Why Some Educators Say The State’s A-F Grading System Isn’t An Improvement
Superintendents offered a harsh critique of the state’s A-F grading scale for public schools at the statehouse earlier this month, writes Karen Francisco of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: How uncomfortable Friday afternoon must have been for Republican members of the Indiana Select Commission on Education. Listening to hours of overwhelmingly critical testimony of the [...]
April 24, 2012
Will Tony Bennett Be ‘Raked Over Coals’ In The Statehouse Chambers?
One potential piece of evidence that Indiana’s top school officials might face some tough questions from even their traditional supporters in the General Assembly on Tuesday made the editorial page of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette on Monday.
Will Tony Bennett Be ‘Raked Over Coals’ In The Statehouse Chambers?
One potential piece of evidence that Indiana’s top school officials might face some tough questions from even their traditional supporters in the General Assembly on Tuesday made the editorial page of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette on Monday.
April 4, 2012
How Indiana Schools Are Fighting A Decrease In Teacher Collaboration Time
It’s no secret that job dissatisfaction among teachers has reached an all-time high. But among the predictable factors behind this trend — shrinking budgets, increasing class sizes, frustrations over policy — there’s another reason that’s not talked about as much: not enough teamwork. In a recent survey, 36 percent of U.S. teachers reported seeing time [...]
How Indiana Schools Are Fighting A Decrease In Teacher Collaboration Time
It’s no secret that job dissatisfaction among teachers has reached an all-time high. But among the predictable factors behind this trend — shrinking budgets, increasing class sizes, frustrations over policy — there’s another reason that’s not talked about as much: not enough teamwork. In a recent survey, 36 percent of U.S. teachers reported seeing time [...]
February 9, 2012
Feds Approve Indiana’s ‘No Child Left Behind’ Waiver
The AP’s report means Indiana’s school letter grading system replaces NCLB’s yearly progress goals to become the accountability ‘law of the land’ for Indiana schools.
Feds Approve Indiana’s ‘No Child Left Behind’ Waiver
The AP’s report means Indiana’s school letter grading system replaces NCLB’s yearly progress goals to become the accountability ‘law of the land’ for Indiana schools.
February 8, 2012
State Panel Approves Rewired School Letter Grading System
All Indiana schools will now earn state letter grade ratings based not only on changes in the school’s passage rates on state tests, but on “growth” in individual students’ test scores from year to year. The Indiana State Board of Education approved this move by a 6-2 vote Wednesday morning as part of an effort [...]
State Panel Approves Rewired School Letter Grading System
All Indiana schools will now earn state letter grade ratings based not only on changes in the school’s passage rates on state tests, but on “growth” in individual students’ test scores from year to year. The Indiana State Board of Education approved this move by a 6-2 vote Wednesday morning as part of an effort [...]